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Connecting an hdmi tv or monitor – HP Pavilion dm1-4211nr Entertainment Notebook PC User Manual

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If your external monitor is not detected after pressing

f4

, and you have an AMD graphics card, follow

these steps:

1.

Select Computer > More Applications > System > ATI Catalyst Control Center (as
Superuser)
.

2.

Enter your root password.

3.

Select Display Manager from the right pane.

4.

Click the Detect connected displays button.

5.

Your display settings can be modified by clicking your monitor in the dialog box, and then
selecting the Display properties tab or Multi-Display tab.

6.

After the settings are configured, click Apply, and then click OK. Your computer may require
rebooting.

Connecting an HDMI TV or monitor

To see the computer screen image on a high-definition TV or monitor, connect the high-definition
device according to the following instructions.

To connect an HDMI device to your computer, you need an HDMI cable, sold separately.

To connect a high-definition TV or monitor to your computer:

1.

Connect one end of the HDMI cable to the HDMI port on the computer.

2.

Connect the other end of the cable to the high-definition TV or monitor.

3.

Press

f4

to alternate the computer screen image between 4 display states:

Computer only: View the screen image on the computer only.

Duplicate: View the screen image simultaneously on both the computer and external
device.

Extend: View the screen image extended across both the computer and external device.

External device only: View the screen image on the external device only.

Using video

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